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Rashford penalty gives England 1-0 win over Romania

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June 6, 2021 England's Marcus Rashford shoots at goal as Romania's Ionut Nedelcearu attempts to block Pool via [REUTERS]

A makeshift England side beat Romania 1-0 in their final Euro 2020 warm-up game on Sunday as Marcus Rashford converted a 68th-minute penalty after manager Gareth Southgate made nine changes to the team that beat Austria by the same score on Wednesday.

June 6, 2021 England's Marcus Rashford scores their first goal from the penalty spot Pool via [REUTERS]

Rashford left Florin Nita rooted to his line with a perfectly taken spot kick after Tiberiu Capusa brought down Jack Grealish but the Romanian goalkeeper did well 10 minutes later when he saved a Jordan Henderson penalty.

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